BW Integrated Systems Appoints Karl Odegaard as Vice President of Operations
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BW Integrated Systems announced the appointment of Karl Odegaard to the role of Vice President of Operations. As a member of BW Integrated Systems' executive leadership team, Odegaard will direct leadership for the engineering, manufacturing and assembly teams across the company's U.S. locations.
Most recently, Odegaard served as the Senior Director of Operations for the American water technology company Xylem. He brings extensive senior operational leadership experience to his new position with BW Integrated Systems, including 20 years working with Honeywell, where he was instrumental in implementing the Honeywell operating system. During that time, he had numerous responsibilities, including directing global continuous improvement efforts and guiding leadership for up to 14 facilities across the Americas.
"Karl joins us at an ideal time as we focus on implementing critical initiatives across the organization to improve the customer experience and operational efficiencies," said Pete Carlson, President of BW Integrated Systems. "His experience positions him well to drive impact in both people and performance very quickly."
Odegaard will be based out of the Romeoville headquarters in Illinois and will report directly to Carlson. He will also lead the integrated packaging systems project management team, which supports customers through the process of designing and integrating complete packaging lines.
